First National Conclave on Psychological Trauma, Child Protection, and Mental Illnesses held in New Delhi

The first National Conclave on Psychological Trauma, Child Protection, and Mental Illnesses held in New Delhi. It was aimed to provide comprehensive synthesis of research, service provision and clinical practice in addressing psychological trauma and subsequent mental illnesses in Indian children and adolescents

Key Facts

The two day conclave was organised by Ministry of Women & Child Development in collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS. It was inaugurated by Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Dr. Virendra Kumar.
The conclave provided common platform for all stakeholders such as academicians, clinicians, government and NGOs working in this area. It also provide platform to them to discuss the direction of robust evidence based research, better service provision, and capacity building of professionals.

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018